Thanks Toney. Most of the documents we are handed from the tutor are grammatically wrong and contain a huge amount of spelling errors, such as:
"Place the curser over the table cell click ok when you done" Im not sure who is writing them, but again, another issue. I will have a private chat with him, and see what he says. Im all for pushing Web Standards forward, and when i see a college in Birmingham (thats classed as on of the best) teaching outdated methods it makes me angry for both the industry and for the thousands of students. It may not be his fault, your right. James On 10/20/07, Tony Crockford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On 20 Oct 2007, at 10:18, James Jeffery wrote: > > Should i use my essay and examples and > > take it to the head of > > the college? I really don't know how to go about this, but its > > definatly a > > problem. > > > Who set the syllabus? > > Assuming it's the college administration, then they are the people to > discuss your concerns with. > > don't assume the tutor is at fault. > > have a private chat with him, if he truly isn't aware of web > standards, then you can tell him that you will be speaking to the > college administration about the syllabus being taught and its > shortcomings. > > if he is aware, but is bound by the syllabus, then you may find an > ally in your quest. > > either way, have the private chat, challenging him in front of > class, is bound to create a defensive stance from him. > > if the syllabus is wrong (as it appears to be) work your way through > the college administration, explaining that the methods being taught > are wrong and using this as support for your case: > > http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/government_it/web_guidelines/ > consultations.aspx > > "In order to meet European objectives for inclusive e-government and > so that the UK public sector meets its obligations with regards to > disability legislation, we have proposed that all government websites > must meet Level Double-A of the W3C guidelines by December 2008. > Government websites are strongly recommended to develop an > accessibility policy to aid the planning and procurement of inclusive > websites. This includes building a business case, analysing user > needs, developing an accessibility test plan and procuring accessible > content authoring tools. The guidance covers some of the design > solutions to common problems faced by users but is mainly aimed at > strategic managers and project managers to assist with planning and > procurement." > > > > try not to be adversarial, you'll get a better response with a "can > you explain why we are learning outdated methods" approach. > > > > hth and good luck... > > > > > > ******************************************************************* > List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm > Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm > Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ******************************************************************* > > ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *******************************************************************
